Upcoming WordCamps

April 30th, 2008 by magic

WordCamps are my favorite events to go to because there’s something about the core WordPress community that attracts smart folks with good philosophies that are fun to hang out with. In this post I’ve collated the upcoming WordCamps we know about, including the one in San Francisco. Hopefully there will be one nearby so you can meet other WordPressers in your area.

WordCamp San Francisco will be August 16 at the Mission Bay Conference Center.

WordCamp Paris will be on May 3rd. Here’s their official site.

WordCamp Italy in Milan will be May 10th. (And I believe I’ll be there.)

WordCamp Birmingham UK will be July 19-20.

WordCamp Toronto will be October 4th.

There are people in the planning stages in Australia, Philippines, Beijing, Utah, Hawaii, UK, NYC, and possibly others, so if you live in one of those areas and would like to help set up a WordCamp in your area Google around or connect with bloggers in your area.

You can always find out more at WordCamp Central.

Tribeca film looks into story of Che Guevara image (Reuters)

April 29th, 2008 by magic

Demonstrators standing beside a banner depicting Ernesto 'Che' Guevara chant slogans during the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion in Iraq, in the Asian side of Istanbul March 15, 2008. (Osman Orsal/Reuters)Reuters - It is said to be the most reproduced photo in the world. But just who is Ernesto "Che" Guevara and what has the photo of him, taken at a funeral for victims of an explosion in Cuba's Havana Harbor, come to mean?


In this Feb. 24, 2008 file photo, Miley Cyrus arrives at the 80th Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, file)AP - "You get the best of both worlds," Miley Cyrus sings in the theme song of her hugely popular Disney Channel show, "Hannah Montana." It's a reference to her character's secret double life as both a rock star AND a normal schoolgirl.